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“Retirees with annuities have fewer affordability issues”
I’m not sure that the results of this survey are as straightforward as they appear. Yes, if you...
“Annuity comparison quotes hit new highs in 2024”
Annuities used to be the only game in town. When you came to take benefits from your pension,...
“IFS would welcome return of reformed LTA”
I listened to Paul Johnson, director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies, the most neutral of the...
“Review of pension freedoms ‘inevitable’ under Labour govt”
Pronouncements on the detail of pensions are never likely to be election winners or swayers. When...
“Aegon: Living to 100 is no longer a fantasy, but are we prepared?”
Not sure how many of us actually fantasise about living into our hundreds nor the extent to which...
“Generation DC face ‘disastrous’ retirement without more help”
I know, yet another Gen, so what does this one mean? Gen DC covers X, Z and a few others, as it’s...
“Labour to reverse ‘tax cut for the rich’ pension reform if it wins the next election”
Only around 10% of our clients were lucky enough to have, or be likely to have, pensions which...
“Think tank calls for limit on pension freedoms to fix workforce issues”
Is it really the fact that they can access their pensions at 55 which is leading so many to stop...
“NatWest buys 85% stake in pensions fintech Cushon”
OK, this might not sound like a big deal, but it is, I think, the thin end of yet another wedge....
“Annuity rates soar to 14-year high”
I was asked this week whether annuities are now ‘a good investment’. They’ve been recommended very...
“Pension fund crisis as gilt yields climb”
What? Why? With apologies to any investment professionals reading this (if you are, I’m...
“FSCS receives claims against 116 firms related to Rowanmoor”
We apparently have a new Pensions Minister, Alex Burghart (me neither). According to those who...
“Early pensions access could encourage people to save, says ACA”
Remember LISAs? HTBISAs? PEPs? Stakeholder Pensions and ISAs? MIRAS? All are previous attempts by...
“Advisers call for end of emergency tax on drawdown”
You’ll know if you’ve taken money from your pension fund that the first payments are rarely as...